Gaibandha District

This article is about district. For the city, see Gaibandha.
Gaibandha
গাইবান্ধা(প্রাচীন নাম ভবানী গঞ্জ)
District

Location of Gaibandha in Bangladesh
Coordinates: BD 25°15′N 89°30′E / 25.25°N 89.50°E / 25.25; 89.50Coordinates: BD 25°15′N 89°30′E / 25.25°N 89.50°E / 25.25; 89.50
Country  Bangladesh
Division Rangpur Division
Area
 • Total 2,114.77 km2 (816.52 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 2,379,255
 • Density 1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi)
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
Postal code 5700

Gaibandha (Bengali: গাইবান্ধা জেলা, Gaibandha Jela also Gaibandha Zila) is a district in Northern Bangladesh. It is a part of the Rangpur Division. Gaibandha subdivision was established in 1875.

Geography

Gaibandha has a total area of 2179.27 km².[1] It has boundaries with the Kurigram and Rangpur to the north, Bogra District to the south, Dinajpur and Rangpur districts to the west, and Jamalpur and Kurigram districts, and the Brahmaputra River to the east.

Economy

The main occupations of Gaibandha district are agriculture 44.45%, agricultural laborer 27.72%, wage laborer 2.58%, transport 1.89%, commerce 9.11%, service 4.49% and others 9.76%. Total cultivable lands are 149475 hectares, fallow land are 67565.16 hectares; the amount of crop: single crop 20.5%, double crop 58.5% and treble crop 21%; land under irrigation 27.16%. Main crops are Paddy, wheat, jute, sugarcane, potato, brinjal, mustard seed, chili, onion, garlic and vegetables. There are 277 poultries, 273 dairies, 245 fisheries, 5 hatcheries, 16 nurseries and 2 artificial cattle breeding centers.

Demographics

The total population of the district is 24,310,627.[1] Out of that, males constitute 50.75% and females 49.25%.

Language

Most people of Gaibandha speak Bengali Dialects of Rangpur Region. People living in the southern portion (Shaghata and Gobindaganj) have some accent of the dialects of Bogra region. A good many people of Char areas of Jamuna speak dialects of Mymensingh region.

Education

Among educational institutions, there are 3 government colleges, 41 non-government colleges, 4 government high schools, 287 non-government high schools, 31 junior high schools, 498 madrasas, 737 government primary schools, 546 non-government primary schools, 14 kindergartens, 83 satellite schools, 32 community schools, 1 primary teacher's training institute, 1 agriculture training institute . Well-known educational institutions [2] of Gaibandha District are-

Administration

Gaibandha District is divided into 7 upazilas/thanas, which are further divided into 82 union parishads, and 1244 villages. The upazilas/thanas of the district are:

upazila population (2011)[3]
Fulchhari Upazila 165334
Gaibandha Sadar Upazila 437268
Gobindaganj Upazila 514696
Palashbari Upazila 244792
Sadullapur Upazila 287426
Saghata Upazila 267819
Sundarganj Upazila 461920

Included in these upazilas, there are 3 municipalities, which have a total of 18 wards and 56 mahallas. The municipalities are Gaibandha city,[2] Gobindaganj and Sundarganj.

Notable people

See also

References

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  1. 1 2 Zahurul Qayum (2012). "Gaibandha District". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal. Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  2. 1 2 "Welcome - Gaibandha Paurashava". gaibandhapaurashava.org.
  3. ↑ "Community Report Gaibandha Zila June 2012" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
  4. ↑ Shafiul Alam (2012). "Elias, Akhteruzzaman". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal. Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
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